2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship

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2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship
2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship Logo.jpeg
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates18–31 January
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (5th title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches53
Goals scored2,923 (55 per match)
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The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the championship, taking place from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship is organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event jointly hosted by Poland and Sweden.[1][2]

Previously the championship was scheduled to be held in Iran, but on 1 September 2021, the AHF decided to move the event to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of COVID-19 in Iran.[3]

Qatar won their fifth consecutive and overall title by defeating Bahrain in the final.[4]

Venues[]

The tournament was played in two venues.

Dammam
Capacity: 5,000
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Qatif
Capacity: 4,000
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Draw[]

The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.[5][6]

Seeding[]

Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who did not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Qatar
 South Korea
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia 		 Bahrain
 United Arab Emirates
 Iran
 Kuwait 		 Iraq
 Hong Kong
 Australia 		 Oman
 Jordan
 Thailand
 India
 Uzbekistan
 Singapore
 
  • Thailand withdrew before the draw.
  • Japan withdrew due to several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team.[7]

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 95 59 +36 6 Group I
2  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 111 72 +39 4 Group II
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 95 89 +6 2 Group III
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 42 123 −81 0 Group IV
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2022
12:00 		Singapore  9–40  South Korea , Dammam
Referees: Jawad, Al-Shamrookh (BHR)
, 2 (6–21) 10
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18 January 2022
14:00 		Jordan  31–42  Kuwait , Dammam
(14–19)
19 January 2022
12:00 		Kuwait  43–14  Singapore , Qatif
(21–8)
19 January 2022
18:00 		South Korea  28–24  Jordan , Qatif
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
6 (14–13) 11
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20 January 2022
14:00 		Singapore  19–40  Jordan , Dammam
(10–19)
20 January 2022
18:00 		Kuwait  26–27  South Korea , Qatif
(11–12)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 98 59 +39 6 Group II
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 0 1 104 67 +37 4 Group I
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 50 88 −38 2 Group IV
4  India 3 0 0 3 85 123 −38 0 Group III
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
18 January 2022
18:00 		Australia  10–32  Iran , Qatif
(5–16)
18 January 2022
19:00 		India  30–54  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(14–26)
19 January 2022
16:00 		Iran  42–29  India , Qatif
(18–14)
19 January 2022
18:00 		Saudi Arabia  30–13  Australia , Dammam
(16–7)
20 January 2022
12:00 		India  26–27  Australia , Dammam
(13–14)
20 January 2022
18:00 		Iran  24–20  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(9–13)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 90 53 +37 6 Group I
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 85 97 −12 4 Group II
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 72 77 −5 2 Group III
4  Oman 3 0 0 3 66 86 −20 0 Group IV
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2022
16:00 		Iraq  32–31  United Arab Emirates , Dammam
(14–15)
18 January 2022
16:00 		Oman  14–31  Qatar , Qatif
(7–14)
19 January 2022
14:00 		United Arab Emirates  24–23  Oman , Qatif
(14–15)
19 January 2022
14:00 		Qatar  37–22  Iraq , Dammam
(17–9)
20 January 2022
16:00 		United Arab Emirates  17–22  Qatar , Qatif
(7–10)
20 January 2022
16:00 		Oman  29–31  Iraq , Dammam
(16–14)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 0 127 53 +74 6 Group II
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 77 82 −5 4 Group I
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 75 101 −26 2 Group IV
4   3 0 0 3 64 107 −43 0 Group III
5  Japan[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ Japan withdrew before the start of the tournament.
18 January 2022
12:00 		Uzbekistan  28–24  Hong Kong , Qatif
(12–16)
18 January 2022
14:00 		  14–46  Bahrain , Qatif
(5–28)
19 January 2022
12:00 		Hong Kong  31–27   , Dammam
(17–11)
19 January 2022
16:00 		Bahrain  35–19  Uzbekistan , Dammam
(17–9)
20 January 2022
12:00 		  23–30  Uzbekistan , Qatif
(12–12)
20 January 2022
14:00 		Hong Kong  20–46  Bahrain , Qatif
(8–22)

Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup[]

Group III[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 72 49 +23 6 Ninth place game
2  Jordan 3 2 0 1 103 90 +13 4 Eleventh place game
3   3 1 0 2 67 83 −16 2 13th place game
4  India 3 0 0 3 84 104 −20 0 15th place game
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2022
14:00 		United Arab Emirates  31–21  India , Qatif
(19–8)
22 January 2022
16:00 		  29–40  Jordan , Qatif
(12–19)
23 January 2022
12:00 		  38–33  India , Dammam
(20–13)
23 January 2022
16:00 		United Arab Emirates  31–28  Jordan , Dammam
(16–15)
25 January 2022
18:00 		Jordan  35–30  India , Dammam
(17–13)
Cancelled[note 1] United Arab Emirates  10–0   , Dammam

Group IV[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 3 0 0 74 37 +37 6 Ninth place game
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 66 40 +26 4 Eleventh place game
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 35 68 −33 2 13th place game
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0 15th place game
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2022
18:00 		Hong Kong  31–13  Singapore , Qatif
(16–8)
23 January 2022
18:00 		Oman  37–12  Singapore , Dammam
(18–4)
25 January 2022
12:00 		Oman  27–25  Hong Kong , Dammam
(17–14)
Cancelled[note 2] Oman  10–0  Australia , Qatif
Cancelled[note 3] Hong Kong  10–0  Australia , Dammam
Cancelled[note 4] Singapore  10–0  Australia , Dammam

15th place game[]

28 January 2022
16:00 		Australia  21–25  India , Qatif
(14–11)

13th place game[]

28 January 2022
18:00 		Singapore  20–33   , Qatif
(11–15)

Eleventh place game[]

28 January 2022
16:00 		Hong Kong  27–26  Jordan , Dammam
(11–15)

Ninth place game[]

28 January 2022
18:00 		Oman  24–27  United Arab Emirates , Dammam
(10–11)

Main round[]

Group I[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 90 34 +56 6 Semifinals
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 0 1 77 80 −3 4
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 53 58 −5 2 Fifth place game
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 60 108 −48 0 Seventh place game
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
22 January 2022
14:00 		Uzbekistan  21–31  South Korea , Dammam
(11–13)
22 January 2022
18:00 		Qatar  34–19  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(17–10)
24 January 2022
12:00 		Qatar  46–15  Uzbekistan , Dammam
(28–7)
24 January 2022
18:00 		South Korea  22–27  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Jang 6 (10–13) 11
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26 January 2022
18:00 		Uzbekistan  24–31  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(11–16)
Cancelled[note 5] Qatar  10–0  South Korea , Dammam

Group II[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 0 99 72 +27 6 Semifinals
2  Iran 3 2 0 1 81 87 −6 4
3  Iraq 3 0 1 2 81 87 −6 1 Fifth place game
4  Kuwait 3 0 1 2 66 81 −15 1 Seventh place game
Source: SAHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2022
12:00 		Iraq  25–28  Iran , Dammam
(12–16)
22 January 2022
16:00 		Bahrain  29–15  Kuwait , Dammam
(17–8)
24 January 2022
14:00 		Kuwait  26–27  Iran , Dammam
(11–11)
24 January 2022
16:00 		Iraq  31–34  Bahrain , Dammam
(15–18)
26 January 2022
12:00 		Iraq  25–25  Kuwait , Dammam
(7–14)
26 January 2022
16:00 		Bahrain  36–26  Iran , Dammam
(19–10)

Final round[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 January
 
 
 Qatar34
 
31 January
 
 Iran19
 
 Qatar29
 
29 January
 
 Bahrain24
 
 Bahrain29
 
 
 Saudi Arabia20
 
Third place
 
 
31 January
 
 
 Iran23
 
 
 Saudi Arabia26

Semifinals[]

29 January 2022
16:00 		Qatar  34–19  Iran , Dammam
(20–10)
29 January 2022
18:00 		Bahrain  29–20  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(16–9)

Seventh place game[]

30 January 2022
16:00 		Uzbekistan  30–32  Kuwait , Dammam
(16–17)

Fifth place game[]

30 January 2022
18:00 		South Korea  26–24  Iraq , Dammam
(13–11)

Third place game[]

31 January 2022
16:00 		Iran  23–26  Saudi Arabia , Dammam
(12–15)

Final[]

31 January 2022
18:00 		Qatar  29–24  Bahrain , Dammam
(14–11)

Final ranking[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Qatar
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bahrain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Saudi Arabia
4  Iran
5  South Korea
6  Iraq
7  Kuwait
8  Uzbekistan
9  United Arab Emirates
10  Oman
11  Hong Kong
12  Jordan
13  
14  Singapore
15  India
16  Australia
Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

Notes[]

  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Vietnamese team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Vietnam and counted as a 10–0 win for the United Arab Emirates.[8]
  2. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 22 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Oman.[9]
  3. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 23 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Hong Kong.[10]
  4. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Australian team. As a result, the game was forfeited by Australia and counted as a 10–0 win for Singapore.[8]
  5. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 26 January, could not be played due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the South Korean team. As a result, the game was forfeited by South Korea and counted as a 10–0 win for Qatar.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iran chosen to host 2022 Asian Handball Championships". tehrantimes.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "إيران تستضيف البطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد المؤهلة لبطولة العالم 2023". alkass.net. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "20th Asian Men's Handball Championship will be held in Dammam". AHF Facebook Page. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Qatar wins Asian Men's Handball Championship for the fifth time". dohanews.co. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Announcement for the draw of 20th Asian Men's Championship
  6. ^ "Iran learn rivals at Asian 2022 Men's Handball Championship". tehrantimes.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "男子代表チーム帰国およびアジア選手権出場辞退について". handball.or.jp. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Vietnam and Australia Asian Men's Handball Championship end in disappointment after COVID-forced withdrawals". insidethegames.biz. 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Covid-19 cases force Australia to forfeit match against Oman". handballaustralia.org.au. 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia forfeits second championship game". handballaustralia.org.au. 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ "South Korea third COVID-19 forfeit victim at Asian Men's Handball Championship as Qatar and Saudi Arabia progress". insidethegames.biz. 26 January 2022.
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